Had a friend ride in my jeep today. He just kept going on about my lack of power windows and locks. I kept insisting I didn't need or want them in a 2 door jeep and he kept calling me cheap. It doesn't really bother me but anyone else had to deal with similiar comments from people? Guess some people just don't get it.

I just don't have friends like that .....that simple, and the ones I have, they admire my crank windows rather then putting them down.....their comment, if they make one is : "these are the best"
Don't your friends know "sometimes less is more" ??

Another reason for manual windows is when your stuck in a bog or pit and you've covered the sides of your jeep, you won't half to worry about rolling down the windows to see. They are gonna go up and down regardless of the mud and water that gets in the cracks.

I went WAY out of my way in order to find a Jeep that specificallt did not have power locks or power windows. I ended up driving to a Jeep dealer about a hundred miles away to purchase the Jeep I wanted and without the power locks/windows.

Here's my reasoning: I have owned many vehicles in my lifetime. I have a Chevy Blazer once that had a power window motor that broke and it was a cool $300 to fix.

I had a Firebird once that had the power locks break and it was like $200 or something like that to fix.

I am now a believer in the the theory that the more electronic gizmos you have, then the more likely they are to malfunction and of course, more expensive to repair.

And yes, people that I give rides to think I am nuts and always say "I didn't even think you could buy a vehicle without power windows and doors . . . I could never live without those"

To me, that is just one more sign that as a society how freaking lazy we have become. For some, the effort required to turn a handler to roll down a window or to actually stick a key in a lock and turn it is just simply too much work!

No wonder we are the most obese and out of shape country in the world huh?? My nephews love to roll down my windows. They never saw a vehicle with that until my Jeep, and it was funny and sad at the same time when they couldn't even figure out how to do it. Now they fight and argue over which one gets the honor to roll them down.

So yeah, I let people talk all the crap they want to about my Jeep. It is a 2009 Wrangler X by the way. They think I was just too cheap to pay for those options, when in reality, I went to great extremes to find one lacking those options.

Once thing is certain, I will never have to worry about spending $300 on a new window motor or $200 on a power lock problem. Maybe I am cheap? I dunno, but that is $500 I can spend on some cool mods right?

I went WAY out of my way in order to find a Jeep that specificallt did not have power locks or power windows. I ended up driving to a Jeep dealer about a hundred miles away to purchase the Jeep I wanted and without the power locks/windows.

Here's my reasoning: I have owned many vehicles in my lifetime. I have a Chevy Blazer once that had a power window motor that broke and it was a cool $300 to fix.

I had a Firebird once that had the power locks break and it was like $200 or something like that to fix.

I am now a believer in the the theory that the more electronic gizmos you have, then the more likely they are to malfunction and of course, more expensive to repair.

And yes, people that I give rides to think I am nuts and always say "I didn't even think you could buy a vehicle without power windows and doors . . . I could never live without those"

To me, that is just one more sign that as a society how freaking lazy we have become. For some, the effort required to turn a handler to roll down a window or to actually stick a key in a lock and turn it is just simply too much work!

No wonder we are the most obese and out of shape country in the world huh?? My nephews love to roll down my windows. They never saw a vehicle with that until my Jeep, and it was funny and sad at the same time when they couldn't even figure out how to do it. Now they fight and argue over which one gets the honor to roll them down.

So yeah, I let people talk all the crap they want to about my Jeep. It is a 2009 Wrangler X by the way. They think I was just too cheap to pay for those options, when in reality, I went to great extremes to find one lacking those options.

Once thing is certain, I will never have to worry about spending $300 on a new window motor or $200 on a power lock problem. Maybe I am cheap? I dunno, but that is $500 I can spend on some cool mods right?

I went WAY out of my way in order to find a Jeep that specificallt did not have power locks or power windows. I ended up driving to a Jeep dealer about a hundred miles away to purchase the Jeep I wanted and without the power locks/windows.

Here's my reasoning: I have owned many vehicles in my lifetime. I have a Chevy Blazer once that had a power window motor that broke and it was a cool $300 to fix.

I had a Firebird once that had the power locks break and it was like $200 or something like that to fix.

I am now a believer in the the theory that the more electronic gizmos you have, then the more likely they are to malfunction and of course, more expensive to repair.

And yes, people that I give rides to think I am nuts and always say "I didn't even think you could buy a vehicle without power windows and doors . . . I could never live without those"

To me, that is just one more sign that as a society how freaking lazy we have become. For some, the effort required to turn a handler to roll down a window or to actually stick a key in a lock and turn it is just simply too much work!

No wonder we are the most obese and out of shape country in the world huh?? My nephews love to roll down my windows. They never saw a vehicle with that until my Jeep, and it was funny and sad at the same time when they couldn't even figure out how to do it. Now they fight and argue over which one gets the honor to roll them down.

So yeah, I let people talk all the crap they want to about my Jeep. It is a 2009 Wrangler X by the way. They think I was just too cheap to pay for those options, when in reality, I went to great extremes to find one lacking those options.

Once thing is certain, I will never have to worry about spending $300 on a new window motor or $200 on a power lock problem. Maybe I am cheap? I dunno, but that is $500 I can spend on some cool mods right?

Agree totally, and about obese, OMG I made the mistake going to McDonalds yesterday ....well, on the plus side I lost my appetite.

The only thing on my 07 X is AC, and I have never even used it yet. I probably should just to make sure it works, but I'd rather be topless anytime. Also no cruise. Had no cruise or power in my 2000 F-150, either.

I wish I could buy MORE vehicles without the power BS. Have had problems with both windows on my 99 Monte Carlo.

i like not having power anything in my jeep, except now, since i'm still pretty used to having a remote and power everything i am still prone to either leaving my jeep unlocked or locking my keys in the car.

any way my buddies do give me crap from time to time, expecially since one of my buddies has a 1980 bimmer with power everything and my '95 has power nothing so its kinda funny.

Who needs power anything just another thing to pay for after the warranty is up. I asked for nothing power the only thing I have is a stock radio and ac and the ac never gets used. plus the doors are never on also best things about living in Hawaii. Here is a pic of a drive out to the beach today.